Blog power outage tomorrow night (Grrr…)

23 Feb

Posted by Sam Jackson as Uncategorized

Though it is not Dreamhost’s fault, all my Dreamhost stuff will be getting some downtime tomorrow night starting at 1115 PST and hopefully not lasting for more than 5 hours. Apparently the power outage is caused because of… I’m not even sure why. The Dreamhost blog has it all here. This may also mean my […]

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The single worst, most obnoxious thing a High School senior can ever do

23 Feb

Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, Teenagers

Warning: Sensitive readers may want to avert their gaze here for fear of the horrorible tale that I am about to relate. I’m only saying that to keep your eyes glued here, but never mind that! Onward into nightmare-land. This may also be the single ‘cruelest thing’ that a high school senior could do, too–I’m […]

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Actually, instant messaging -might- be ruining grammar after all?

19 Feb

Posted by Sam Jackson as Internets, Irrelevance, Teenagers

Remember how I wrote back in August that “Instant Messaging is Grammar Friendly” ? Well, it might be chummy with grammar but as I heard from Trend Hunter a few days ago, it’s creeping into essays and tainting middle school essays. Students Use Instant Messenger Lingo In Essays, Trend Hunter reports via CNN.
This “instant messaging-speak” […]

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How to bond with Yale 2011 early admits, or, Diplomacy: backstabbing and deception!

12 Feb

Posted by Sam Jackson as Esoterotica, Yale, odd & fun

I’ve been playing a game of Diplomacy by e-mail with a group of Yale 2011 admits, and it’s been pretty fun–thanks to Matt Kremer for organizing it! We were drafted and organized initially through the Facebook 2011 group, which as I’ve said before, has been quite the valuable tool. Now, whether such games are the […]

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Getting to know me: Updated ‘About’ page

12 Feb

Posted by Sam Jackson as College, Esoterotica, personal

I updated my ‘About’ page to be more accurate and less numbingly extensive. Including here in post-form because, well, I know by my crazy-intense statistics gathering that not that many people have actually gone to the ‘About‘ page despite its very prominent placement.
Why I have this blog: I started this blog describing it as […]

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Who is Sam Jackson?

I'm currently a freshman at Yale University and I've been blogging about college admissions and higher education marketing trends since I began my college application process in 2005. I now also write about my experience here at Yale, and am an official Yale blogger. Click here to read my 'about' page.

Kind words about my blog:

Andrew Careaga calls it “a service to all of us in the higher ed marketing business.”

Christian Long says it has “dramatically inspired college admissions folks to take notice”

Bob Johnson says “I like [it] because I agree with so much of what he says.” and that “Paying attention what Sam writes will let you focus more closely on students who will actually attend your school.”

Karine Joly says my witty and fresh style “offers a rare glimpse at the mind of our elusive prospective students”

and TargetX calls my blog “good reading” and me “wise-beyond-my-years.”